Mojo Monday 160

Wow! I always feel guilty when I miss a day of blogging. However, I was creating! Yesterday was my mother-in-law's birthday. I made her a 12x12 framed scrapbook page of my kids, along with a card, of course. I wish I had taken a picture of it to post here. I don't do scrapbooking too often. Oh! But I did start a Halloween scrapbook of my kids. I shall post some pics this week.

Since I was busy yesterday, I completed my Mojo Monday creation today. This is the sketch:

Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White, Peaceful Season Hostess Stamp Set, Soft Holly Stampin' Around, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Pearls Jewels

I wanted to do a Christmas card today to experiment with colors. My next SU! order will be all my Christmas supplies, so I must figure out which green and red I will be working with this year. This combo of Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive is okay. I think I just used too much white! Yikes! I'm looking at Riding Hood Red and Wild Wasabi also. I haven't decided yet. I must play more!

Well, it is getting late. My daughter had no school all last week, and this week I am having a hard time waking up at 6am to get her ready for school. I'm actually yawning while blogging and watching Y&R. Talk about multi-tasking!

Thanks for stopping in! Good night!

September Workshop Promotion

I want you to be as excited about Halloween as I am. I could not think of a better way than to offer you a Halloween product for FREE!! Ü

Book a workshop with me during the month of September, and I will bring with me a few of SU!'s awesome Halloween products and 2 fun Make-n-Take projects for you and your guests.

As a hostess, you will receive great Hostess Benefits. When your party sales reach $150 (average workshop = $400 in sales) you will receive free, a Level 1 Hostess reward and $15 in Stampin' Up! products of your choice. And with more sales, you get more rewards, click here to view the tier of Hostess Rewards.

And the fun part... Book a September Workshop with me, and I will give you a package of Nite Owl Designer Series Paper FREE on the date of your workshop!!!

Nite Owl DSP can be found on Page 9 of the New Holiday Mini Catalog

If you have not yet received your copy of the Holiday Mini Catalog, email me with your current mailing address to join my mailing list. Members of my mailing list receive mini catalogs and current promotion mailings. If you are in Hilo, Hawaii, feel free to give me a call and drop by my home to pick one up. I am a full-time mom, and my home is kid-friendly. Ü  I love visitors and I would love to meet you and talk about crafting, mommy-biz, Hilo rain.... what can I say? I'm lonely during the day! Ü

If you are not a fan of Halloween, and wish to host a workshop. Contact me. I would love plan the perfect workshop for you and your guests and be able to gift you a FREE product that you will enjoy. Ü

EXTRA! EXTRA! Hostess Promotion

HOSTESSES EARN AN EXTRA $25 IN FREE MERCHANDISE THRU AUGUST 31, 2010

From July 27 to August 31, Stampin' Up! hostesses can earn an EXTRA $25 to use toward Stampin' Up! products of their choice when they host a workshop totaling $350 or more!
This extra benefit is included along with the standard hostess benefits they receive when they host a workshop. The standard hostess benefits include:

•A free 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog worth $9.95!
•Free stamp sets only available to hostesses (with qualifying orders; select from the products on pages 10-16 of the Idea Book & Catalog)!
•Free Stampin' Up! products of your choice!

Click Here for Extra! Extra! Hostess Promotion Flyer

**This extra hostess benefit is only being offered until August 31, so contact me TODAY to schedule a workshop!**

Types of Qualifying Workshops:

•Catalog Party - Pass around your catalog to friends and family and collect orders.

•Traditional Workshop - Book a date with me and we will have a fabulous time with your family and friends learning fun, new techniques and projects.

•Virtual Catalog Party - Invite your friends and family via email to view the catalog online from the comfort of their own homes and have them email you their order.

To get your party started, contact me today.

Play Date DSP & Apple Blossoms Stamp Set

To my surprise (and maybe yours now!) I was not motivated to step into my stamp room today. I'm not sick, not lazy (I Zumba'd this afternoon), I guess I just wasn't inspired. Finally, while my kids are napping, I decided to blog surf. It's been a while since I visited Split Coast Stampers, so I did. Every Wednesday, a Card Sketch is posted, and all members are challenged to create a card accordingly. Immediately, the wheels in my head went cookoo when I came across this week's sketch. If ever you are in need of inspiration, visit Split Coast Stampers.

Play Date DSP, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White, Apple Blossom Stamp Set, 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, 1" Circle Punch, Snail Adhesive, Sticky Strip

 The more I work with the Play Date Designer Series Paper, the more I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! It's so lively. If I were in bed sick, these are the colors I want to see! Ü  Did you notice that commercial-made Get Well cards are made with dull, sad colors? Give sick people COLOR!!

What I really love about Stampin' Up! is the way all colors, DSPs, stamp sets, accessories, and even punches match with other products. You will never browse the catalog and think that it will be too hard to find something to match.

Before I joined Stampin' Up! I remember buying a single stamp from one store, going to another store to find a background stamp for it, then hunting for the perfect paper and ink to fit perfectly. Are you going through it now? Doesn't it make paper crafting very difficult and time consuming. In reality (with SU!), it's not so complicated.

SU!'s papers, inks, and DSPs all fit together. There are some stamp sets designed to fit paper punches so you don't have to cut. When you buy Designer Series Paper, the catalog shows you exactly what colors are used. SU! is a one stop shop for paper crafting. 

If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog ($9.95 + tax & shipping), contact me. Pick up is available in Hilo, Hawaii.

Click here to see the SU! Idea Book & Catalog in PDF, and place your orders here (click "Shop Now" at bottom of the page).

Hostess Exclusive: Silhouette Sentiments

This set is just so lovely. If you like this stamp set, you can earn it for free by hosting a a workshop with $150 or more in sales, or join my stamp club and get your turn at receiving free hostess rewards.

The Silhouette Sentiments stamp set was perfect for this 3x3 card holder and cards. This holder is 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" with a depth of 1" and holds 12 cards (no envelopes) or 6 cards (with envelopes). Mine currently holds 12, 3 each of 4 designs.

Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive (Textured & Smooth), Silhouette Sentiments Stamp Set, 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/8" Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Snail Adhesive

What I really like about this set is that it is really clean and pretty. I think it looks best in bright, bold colors. I played with the subtles, but it was just too wimpy (sorry, I lack a better word!) Ũ

I will have a tutorial on how to construct this set soon. Check back often! Ü